| Author/Contributor(s): | Park, Jean K.; Kim, Myung-Eun L. |
| Publisher: | Copper Books |
| Date: | 2/2/2027 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
“This book will confront you, deepen your curiosity about your story, and help you become the kind of parent who changes the course of a lineage.”—Jay Stringer, psychotherapist and author of Desire and Unwanted
What if the rebellion your family needs is your own?
Our children are growing up in cultures that measure them constantly, through grades, rankings, and the endless comparison that social media and technology amplify. As parents we can struggle with the same pressure, believing that our worth as parents depends on how our children perform. Life on this performance treadmill is exhausting for our children and for us, and the toll is showing up in the health of families and communities around the world.
Beautiful Rebellion is a compassionate guide to breaking this generational cycle and a roadmap to more freedom, peace, and healthy achievement in our homes. Jean draws from psychological and relational research, her twenty years as a child therapist and parenting coach, and her own story as the daughter of immigrants and mother of three. Through stories, practical tools, and reflection, Jean helps parents understand their own patterns and triggers, strengthen connection with their children, and repair and rebuild trust at any stage of parenting.
The book is designed to be engaging and memorable, turning important principles into simple frameworks you can carry into everyday life. Each chapter pairs a garden tool, such as a trellis, compost bin, or water wheel, with reflection exercises for personal use or group discussion. Watercolor illustrations by Jean’s mother, Myung-Eun L. Kim, make the book itself a picture of the intergenerational healing it describes.
For every parent who wants to raise healthy children in a performance-driven culture, Beautiful Rebellion shows us the way to cultivate the connection our children need to flourish.